Main Street by Joseph Holodook – Cra-Z-Art – 500 pieces
Just barely started on this set of shaped mini puzzles, it’s the last set that I have yet to assemble – which is a little depressing. I’ve enjoyed all of the different and amazing sets they have available and it’s a bit sad that there aren’t any more for me to do.
Still, at least this one’s here to enjoy, right?
Tea For Two by Aimee Stewart – Wentworth – 176 pieces
As you can see I haven’t actually started the assembly, but I have taken out the whimsies for this one and I’m very much looking forward to beginning. This is a shaped puzzle from Wentworth, but it is three separate shaped puzzles – the teapot and two cups.
Because tomorrow is Fat Tuesday and the day after that is Valentine’s Day, there are specific puzzles that I wanted to post on those days – so you’re getting an “in progress” puzzle today instead of tomorrow.
Hope you’re all having a great Monday, and that you’re working on a fun puzzle!
Tiered Treats by Aimee Stewart – Wentworth – 210 pieces
A shaped wooden puzzle with an image by Aimee Stewart – yes please! This was much more difficult than I thought it would be, but that didn’t matter one bit because I enjoyed this puzzle from the first piece to the last. 💚🧩
Interestingly this puzzle was easiest at the top with the brightly colored macarons; the cupcakes, fruit and mille feuille in the middle tier were a little bit more challenging, but the bottom tier with the sandwiches was not easy at all. Still, it was fun to work from the top down – that isn’t something I usually do.
*Mille feuille are the beautiful layered treats on the right side of the middle layer – it means “thousand sheets” and is made from puff pastry and usually filled with a vanilla pastry cream and topped with vanilla and chocolate icing. I’ve never had one, but I’ve watched enough of The Great British Baking Show to know what they are. They sound amazing!
Aren’t these fabulous tea time whimsies? Bread, sandwiches, cakes, cookies, teapots, fruit – I love them!
This puzzle had excellent quality and stunning image reproduction, I absolutely adored this assembly. There’s another shaped Aimee Stewart from Wentworth on the to-do shelf, and I’m very much looking forward to it. 😍
Christmas Party (Puppy) – Brother Sister Design Studio – 100 pieces
Here we have the last of our Christmas party attendees – these adorable puppers in silly sweaters. They’re all cute, and the addition of the googly eyes to the pieces made for entertaining puzzling.
Anyone out there know for sure what breed of dog this is? My daughter is certain it’s a St. Bernard puppy, while to me it looks like some breed of terrier. We could both be wrong, obviously. The Pug and the French Bulldog were obvious to me. This one – not so much. Any help?
I’ve done three or four little puzzles from this Hobby Lobby brand, and going back through my posts and remembering the puzzles (along with seeing the pictures) tells me that these were the thinnest pieces and worst fit I’ve had from them. It wasn’t horrid, by any means. But of the puzzles of this brand I’ve completed, these were the thinnest, and had the loosest fit. Perhaps it was because they’re shaped, I’m not sure.
Still, they were a gift from my personal puzzle fairy, and I enjoyed and appreciated them very much. How can you not love these little puppies? Thanks Penny!
Christmas Party (French Bulldog) – Brother Sister Design Studio – 100 pieces
Here’s another cutie from the box of three puzzles, I should love this one – a French Bulldog is kinda my dream puppy. Unfortunately, although it was an absorbing assembly, it wasn’t actually a lot of fun.
The pieces seemed thinner on this one, the fit was much more loose, and the pieces easily came apart. It was frustrating and I had to be very careful not to disturb what was already put together. Maybe it’s because with each successive puzzle I was feeling more and more under the weather, maybe the second and third were just harder assemblies than the first one, or maybe I’m just feeling Grinch-y these days. Who knows?
Wish I was feeling this one more, but I’m just not. The puppy is adorable, but that’s about it for me.
My Jigsaw Journal 